Mateus 2:11

A Biblia Sagrada

E, entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria sua me e, prostrando-se, o adoraram; e abrindo os seus tesouros, ofertaram-lhe ddivas: ouro, incenso e mirra.

Parallel Translations

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Entrando na casa, viram o menino com Maria, sua me. Prostrando-se, o adoraram; e, abrindo os seus tesouros, entregaram-lhe suas ofertas: ouro, incenso e mirra.

Almeida Revista e Corrigida
E, entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria, sua me, e, prostrando-se, o adoraram; e, abrindo os seus tesouros, lhe ofertaram ddivas: ouro, incenso e mirra.

Bible Verse Review
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they saw: Luke 2:16, Luke 2:26-32, Luke 2:38

worshipped: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 4:9, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 14:33, Psalms 2:12, Psalms 95:6, John 5:22, John 5:23, Acts 10:25, Acts 10:26, Revelation 19:10, Revelation 22:8-10

presented: or, offered, Genesis 43:11, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 72:15, Isaiah 60:6

frankincense: Exodus 30:23, Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 6:15, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:86, Psalms 45:8, Malachi 1:11, Revelation 5:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:17 - fell Genesis 24:52 - worshipped Exodus 35:22 - every man Deuteronomy 16:16 - and they shall 1 Kings 10:25 - every man 2 Chronicles 9:1 - spices 2 Chronicles 17:5 - presents 2 Chronicles 32:23 - gifts Psalms 45:12 - with Proverbs 19:6 - will Isaiah 18:7 - shall the Matthew 8:2 - worshipped Matthew 20:20 - worshipping Mark 5:22 - he fell Luke 4:7 - worship me Luke 5:8 - he Luke 8:3 - of their Luke 17:16 - fell Revelation 4:10 - fall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they were come into the house,.... Which they entered without making any inquiry, being fully assured by the star's standing right over it, that this was the house, and here was the king of the Jews, whom they were come to worship; and having entered in "they saw" some copies read ευρον,

they found the young child, with Mary his mother; in her lap, or arms, or in the house with her, for by this time he might go alone. Joseph perhaps was not at home, but about his business; and which might be so ordered by the providence of God, that so these men might only see the mother of Christ, who had no real father as man; who had they seen Joseph, might have took him to be his proper father. Upon the sight of the young child,

they fell down on their knees or faces to the ground, agreeably to the custom of their country,

and worshipped him as a king; giving him the same civil honour and respect, as they were wont to do to their own kings and princes; which custom began with Cyrus: for so Xenophon c says, that

"when the people saw him, παντες προσεκυνησαν, they all worshipped him; either because some were ordered to begin this custom; or else being amazed at the apparatus; or because he seemed to appear so great and beautiful; for before that time none of the Persians worshipped Cyrus.''

And when they had opened their treasures, that is, their purses, bags or boxes, in which they put those things they brought with them necessary for their journey;

they presented, or offered to him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh: such things as they had; it being usual, not only with the Persians, but other eastern nations, to make presents to kings and great persons, when they made any addresses to them; which generally, among other things, consisted of gold, spices, myrrh, and the like, see

Genesis 43:11. Which last passage referred to, being a prophecy of the Messiah, has been thought by some now to have had its accomplishment, together with Isaiah 60:6 where frankincense as well as gold is mentioned, "they shall bring gold and incense" or frankincense; upon which a noted Jewish writer d observes, that gold and frankincense shall be brought privately as a present to the king Messiah. According to the Ethiopians, these wise men were three, whose names they give us; the name of him that offered the gold, was Annoson; he that offered the frankincense, was Allytar; and he that offered the myrrh, Kyssad e. The Papists call them the three kings of Colen, and say they lie buried in that place.

c Cyropaedia, l. 8. sect. 23. d R. David Kimchi. e Ludolph. Lex. Ethiop. p. 539, 542, 543.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The house - The place where he was born, or the place where they lived at that time.

Fell down - This was the usual way of showing respect or homage among the Jews, Esther 8:3; Job 1:20; Daniel 3:7; Psalms 72:11; Isaiah 46:6.

Worshipped him - Did him homage as King of the Jews. See the notes at Matthew 2:2.

Had opened their treasures - The treasures which they had brought, or the boxes, etc., in which they had brought their gold, etc.

They presented unto him gifts - These were presented to him as King of the Jews, because they supposed he was to be a distinguished prince and conqueror. It was customary in the East to show respect for persons of distinction by making presents or offerings of this kind. See Genesis 32:14; Gen 43:11; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Kings 10:2; Psalms 72:10-15. This custom is still common in the East, and it is everywhere there unusual to approach a person of distinguished rank without a valuable present.

Frankincense - Frankincense is a white resin or gum. It is obtained from a tree by making incisions in the bark, and suffering the gum to flow out. It is highly odoriferous or fragrant when burned, and was therefore used in worship, where it was burned as a pleasant offering to God. See Exodus 30:8; Leviticus 16:12. It is found in the East Indies, but chiefly in Arabia; and hence it has been supposed probable that the wise men came from Arabia.

Myrrh - This was also a production of Arabia, and was obtained from a tree in the same manner as frankincense. The name denotes bitterness, and was given to it on account of its great bitterness. It was used chiefly in embalming the dead, because it had the property of preserving dead bodies from putrefaction. Compare John 19:39, it was much used in Egypt and in Judea. It was obtained from a thorny tree, which grows 8 or 9 feet high. It was at an early period an article of commerce Genesis 37:25, and was an ingredient of the holy ointment, Exodus 30:23. It was also used as an agreeable perfume, Esther 2:12; Psalms 45:8; Proverbs 7:17. It was also sometimes mingled with wine to form an article of drink. Such a drink was given to our Saviour, when about to be crucified, as a stupefying potion, Mark 15:23; compare Matthew 27:34. The offerings here referred to were made because they were the most valuable which the country of the Magi or wise men produced. They were tokens of respect and homage which they paid to the new-born King of the Jews. They evinced their high regard for him, and their belief that he was to be an illustrious prince; and the fact that their deed is recorded with approbation shows us that we should offer our most valuable possessions, our all, to the Lord Jesus Christ. Wise men came from far to do him homage, and bowed down, and presented their best gifts and offerings. It is right that we give to him also our hearts, our property, our all.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 2:11. They presented unto him gifts — The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in their hands. This custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands.

Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. — Some will have these gifts to be emblematic of the Divinity, regal office, and manhood of Christ. "They offered him incense as their God; gold as their king; and myrrh, as united to a human body, subject to suffering and death." Aurum, thus, myrrham, regique, DEO, HOMINIQUE, dona ferunt. JUVENCUS. Rather, they offered him the things which were in most esteem among themselves; and which were productions of their own country. The gold was probably a very providential supply, as on it, it is likely, they subsisted while in Egypt.